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Tesla is done in Germany: 94% say they won’t buy a Tesla car
A survey of over 100,000 Germans revealed that 94% won’t buy a Tesla vehicle. It doesn’t bode well for the automaker, whose sales had already been falling off a cliff in the important European market.In 2024, Tesla saw a 41% reduction in sales in Germany compared to 2023 despite EV sales surging 27% during the year.
This has already raised red flags about Tesla’s future in Germany, but it is nothing compared to Tesla’s performance so far in 2025.
Tesla’s sales were down 70% in the first two months of 2025, and again, that’s compared to its already poor performance in 2024.
There are many factors at play, including increased EV competition and the Model Y changeover, but in recent months, industry experts have attributed Tesla’s decline in the country to Germans being upset with Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s meddling in local elections and promoting the far-right AfD party.
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Elon Musk Shares Post Saying Hitler 'Didn't Murder Millions Of People'
The repost, later deleted by Musk, said: "Stalin, Mao, and Hitler didn’t murder millions of people. Their public sector employees did.”https://www.huffpost.com/author/sebastian-murdock
By Sebastian Murdock
Mar 15, 2025, 12:46 PM EDT
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Elon Musk, tasked earlier this year with firing thousands of federal workers across the United States, shared a post that blamed “public sector employees” for mass killings committed under Adolf Hitler and other dictators.
The Thursday repost on Musk’s X account read: “Stalin, Mao, and Hitler didn’t murder millions of people. Their public sector employees did.”
Along with Hitler, the post referred to Josef Stalin, the communist dictator of the Soviet Union until 1953, and Mao Zedong, the founder of the People’s Republic of China, who was responsible for the deaths of tens of millions through starvation and disease.
Musk later deleted the repost, but not before X users and others condemned Musk’s apparent defense of dictators responsible for genocide and mass murder.
“It is deeply disturbing and irresponsible for someone with a large public platform to elevate the kind of rhetoric that serves to undermine the seriousness of these issues,” the Anti-Defamation League said in a statement.
Musk’s disturbing repost targeting public sector workers comes at a time when the billionaire ― now in charge of the new, so-called Department of Government Efficiency ― has been responsible for the firings of thousands of federal workers. That includes workers in critical positions at the National Weather Service, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and more.
The ADL previously defended Musk when he appeared to give a Nazi salute at an inaugural celebration for President Donald Trump earlier this year, saying Musk should be given “a bit of grace” or “perhaps even the benefit of the doubt.”
But the ADL changed its tune after Musk made jokes about his salute, including a post on X that said in part: “Bet you did nazi that coming,” with a laughing emoji.
“Making inappropriate and highly offensive jokes that trivialize the Holocaust only serve to minimize the evil and inhumanity of Nazi crimes, denigrate the suffering of both victims and survivors and insult the memory of the six million Jews murdered in the Shoah,” the ADL said in a statement at the time. Musk has previously endorsed antisemitic conspiracy theories, and has outright denied neo-Nazi violence. He is also being sued for defamation by a recent Jewish college graduate after Musk falsely said the man was a federal agent pretending to be a neo-Nazi during a 2023 brawl.
“I certainly — I would say that I — you know, I’m guilty of many self-inflicted wounds,” Musk testified during a deposition in the case last year.
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This is kind of a misleading headline and story angle, he wasn't defending the dictators so much as making a deranged attack on public sector workers
Well, he was shifting responsibility from the leaders to the followers and letting Hitler, Mao and Stalin off the hook. That is like saying that Bezos, Zuckerman and Musk (when he bought Twitter) don't fire employees, it's just those HR people.
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It already was by the eighth post.
So if Musk shot someone, he would reverse the well known right wing canard and say people don't kill people, guns do
Musk preparing for "I didn't cause all those death's, it was all those public sector employees who didn't come back to work after i fired them"?
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US agriculture department says it accidentally fired bird flu officials
Agency works to rehire employees shortly after touting plan to ‘optimize workforce’ by cutting staff with help of Musk
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"I'm a peace loving, productive, constructive, selfless, billionaire, I don't get it, there's no reason to hate a supreme gentlement like me, why peoples hate me?"
"I'm just a cute little piggy, why peoples are so mean and kicking me around? oink oink?
"This response is just brutal, but true!
Musk Donates to G.O.P. Members of Congress Who Support Impeaching Judges
Amid a controversy over whether President Trump will abide by court rulings, Elon Musk gave the maximum to the campaigns of Republicans who back ousting judges who impede the administration.Elon Musk has made the maximum allowable donation to Republican members of Congress who support impeaching federal judges who are impeding actions taken by President Trump, according to five people with knowledge of the matter. Mr. Musk has given the maximum hard-dollar donations he could to the campaigns of seven Republicans who have either endorsed judicial impeachments or called for some form of “action” in response to recent rulings against the Trump administration, including a weekend decision by Judge James E. Boasberg of Federal District Court in Washington. The combined federal limit for primary and general elections is $6,600.
On Saturday, Judge Boasberg ordered the administration to turn around planes carrying alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador and return them to the United States. The administration did not comply with that order, prompting concerns about a constitutional showdown. Mr. Trump subsequently said on social media that Judge Boasberg should be impeached.
Mr. Musk contributed on Wednesday to Representatives Eli Crane of Arizona, Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Andy Ogles of Tennessee, Andrew Clyde of Georgia, Derrick Van Orden of Wisconsin and Brandon Gill of Texas. He also donated to Senator Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa, according to two of the people briefed on the matter.
Mr. Gill introduced articles of impeachment against Judge Boasberg after the judge issued a temporary order blocking Mr. Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport the Venezuelans.
Ms. Boebert has said she supports the impeachment articles against Judge Boasberg, a stance that Mr. Musk applauded on X, his social media site.
Mr. Crane introduced articles of impeachment against Judge Paul A. Engelmayer of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, who temporarily restricted access that Mr. Musk’s government cost-cutting team had to the Treasury Department’s payment and data systems. “We didn’t do it so Elon Musk would give us a campaign donation,” Mr. Crane said in an interview shortly after learning of Mr. Musk’s donation. “But I think it’s great that individuals like Elon are throwing support behind those of us willing to take action.”
Mr. Crane is considered by Democrats to be vulnerable in his 2026 re-election campaign.
Mr. Ogles, who introduced a resolution that would allow Mr. Trump to serve a third term, said that he was “honored” to have Mr. Musk’s support. “His dedication isn’t just commendable — it’s vital to our Republic’s future,” he said.
Mr. Musk did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
On Wednesday, Mr. Musk wrote on X: “For more than two centuries, there has never such extreme abuse of the legal system by activists pretending to be judges. Impeach them.” He earlier called their decisions a “judicial coup.” The contributions to relatively safe Republican incumbents sent a message about Mr. Musk’s willingness to help lawmakers supportive of Mr. Trump’s agenda. And they underscored how willing Mr. Musk has been to use the potential of his support to advance Mr. Trump’s goals, including ones that many Republican lawmakers had been hoping to avoid, such as impeaching a judge.
The donation to Mr. Grassley, the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman, was particularly notable. Mr. Grassley has not called for impeaching Judge Boasberg, but has condemned the deportation decision and suggested that the Senate would take action in response.
“Another day, another judge unilaterally deciding policy for the whole country,” Mr. Grassley wrote on X. “This time to benefit foreign gang members If the Supreme Court or Congress doesn’t fix, we’re headed towards a constitutional crisis. Senate Judiciary Cmte taking action.”
Mr. Musk has for weeks endorsed the notion of impeaching judges. But those calls have escalated in recent days. Mr. Trump, who has long been critical of judges he says try to curtail his authority, called for the same. “This judge, like many of the Crooked Judges’ I am forced to appear before, should be IMPEACHED!!!” Mr. Trump wrote on his social media website Truth Social on Tuesday.
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. issued a rare statement soon after Mr. Trump’s post, saying, “For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision.” He added, “The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose.”
Mr. Musk’s efforts on behalf of Mr. Trump are sure to intensify attempts in Congress to please the billionaire owner of SpaceX and Tesla, as well as the president, by pursuing impeachment hearings against judges they see as hostile to the administration’s agenda. Mr. Musk, of course, could also follow up with even more money to outside groups supporting the effort that are not subject to contribution limits. He spent almost $300 million on the 2024 election, and his super PAC has pledged to focus on down-ballot races in 2025.
Mr. Musk has generally favored backing his own groups, rather than donating directly to politicians. During the 2024 general election, Mr. Musk was slow to donate to Mr. Trump’s campaign, even as he invested large amounts of money into his pro-Trump super PAC. Recently, that super PAC spent $1 million on a national ad praising Mr. Trump.
Tesla Recalls Nearly All Cybertrucks Over Stainless Steel Panels Falling Off
The recall of about 46,000 vehicles includes all models that were manufactured from November 2023, when the Cybertruck was first produced, through February.
Tesla Recalls Nearly All Cybertrucks Over Stainless Steel Panels Falling Off
The recall of about 46,000 vehicles includes all models that were manufactured from November 2023, when the Cybertruck was first produced, through February.
I saw a tow truck trying to haul off the garbage dumpster by mistake . . . I had to tell the driver that the Tesla was parked about 30 feet away.
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And a nice reminder that Musk won't go to bat for his stooges if they carry out his orders.
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Tesla, the electric car company owned by Elon Musk, is recalling most of its Cybertrucks due to an exterior panel that can fall off while driving ― posing a serious setback for a company whose shares already have been taking a nosedive.
Tesla announced the recall of more than 46,000 Cybertrucks in a filing with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The recall applies to all vehicles built from November 2023 through Feb. 27 of this year ― accounting for nearly every Cybertruck in existence. In its filing, Tesla says that the cant rail, a stainless-steel exterior trim panel, can detach from the vehicle.
“A detached panel can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash,” Tesla admitted in its NHTSA filing.
This is the eighth time Tesla has had to recall Cybertrucks, which have been on roads for less than a year and a half.
President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speak to the press as they stand next to a Tesla Cybertruck on the South Portico of the White House earlier this month in Washington, D.C.
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Tesla already has seen its stock lose about half of its value this year, in part due to rising competition and in part due to outrage over Musk’s job under President Donald Trump overseeing massive cuts to federal funding, including money spent on school meals for kids, national parks and forests, programs combatting infectious disease and research to help sick and wounded veterans.
Demand for used Teslas also has been plummeting, according to a survey from Cars.com that found searches for used Teslas dropped 16% over the past month.
A bizarre plea on Wednesday night from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick for Americans to buy stock in Musk’s company massively backfired. After Lutnick’s TV appearance, in which he urged viewers to “buy Tesla” and promised them that the stock will “never be this cheap again,” the company’s shares dropped another 1.7% Thursday morning.
Lutnick’s sales pitch comes just over a week after Trump ― in an unprecedented and ethically dubious move ― shilled for Tesla by parading the company’s vehicles outside the White House in support of “great patriot” Musk.
This week, several families of victims who died or were injured in crashes involving Tesla’s self-driving technology wrote to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy expressing their concern that Musk’s influence in the Trump administration may weaken government oversight on automated vehicles, according to reporting in Politico.
The families said they were worried about the status of the policy from President Joe Biden’s time in the White House that required Tesla and other vehicle manufacturers to report crashes that involved advanced driver assistance technologies or automated driving systems.
“We fear this important measure is under threat given recent media reports and the influence of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, whose company operates the most widely used [advanced driver assistance technologies] in America,” the letter reads.
Tesla Recalls Nearly All Of Its Cybertrucks Due To Them Falling Apart
This is the eighth time Elon Musk has had to recall the Cybertruck, which has only been on roads for just over a year.Tesla, the electric car company owned by Elon Musk, is recalling most of its Cybertrucks due to an exterior panel that can fall off while driving ― posing a serious setback for a company whose shares already have been taking a nosedive.
Tesla announced the recall of more than 46,000 Cybertrucks in a filing with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The recall applies to all vehicles built from November 2023 through Feb. 27 of this year ― accounting for nearly every Cybertruck in existence. In its filing, Tesla says that the cant rail, a stainless-steel exterior trim panel, can detach from the vehicle.
“A detached panel can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash,” Tesla admitted in its NHTSA filing.
This is the eighth time Tesla has had to recall Cybertrucks, which have been on roads for less than a year and a half.
President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speak to the press as they stand next to a Tesla Cybertruck on the South Portico of the White House earlier this month in Washington, D.C.
MANDEL NGAN via Getty Images
Tesla already has seen its stock lose about half of its value this year, in part due to rising competition and in part due to outrage over Musk’s job under President Donald Trump overseeing massive cuts to federal funding, including money spent on school meals for kids, national parks and forests, programs combatting infectious disease and research to help sick and wounded veterans.
Demand for used Teslas also has been plummeting, according to a survey from Cars.com that found searches for used Teslas dropped 16% over the past month.
A bizarre plea on Wednesday night from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick for Americans to buy stock in Musk’s company massively backfired. After Lutnick’s TV appearance, in which he urged viewers to “buy Tesla” and promised them that the stock will “never be this cheap again,” the company’s shares dropped another 1.7% Thursday morning.
Lutnick’s sales pitch comes just over a week after Trump ― in an unprecedented and ethically dubious move ― shilled for Tesla by parading the company’s vehicles outside the White House in support of “great patriot” Musk.
This week, several families of victims who died or were injured in crashes involving Tesla’s self-driving technology wrote to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy expressing their concern that Musk’s influence in the Trump administration may weaken government oversight on automated vehicles, according to reporting in Politico.
The families said they were worried about the status of the policy from President Joe Biden’s time in the White House that required Tesla and other vehicle manufacturers to report crashes that involved advanced driver assistance technologies or automated driving systems.
“We fear this important measure is under threat given recent media reports and the influence of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, whose company operates the most widely used [advanced driver assistance technologies] in America,” the letter reads.
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Cybertrucks should be slapped with a sticker warning that the front may fall off. That should fix it
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)Musk wants to stress that that's not very typical.Cybertrucks should be slapped with a sticker warning that the front may fall off. That should fix it
Tesla protest day is today.
Will see how it goes.
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Counter-protestors calling themselves Tesla Shield might show up.
Will see how it goes.
“Tesla Takedown Day” Looms as 500 Protests Are Planned Worldwide
A worldwide protest called “Tesla Takedown Day” is set for March 29. The protests will target Tesla (TSLA) and CEO Elon Musk, who now leads the ...
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Counter-protestors calling themselves Tesla Shield might show up.
There is an announcement of a protest. Only in america is 69% of the words are about taking a gun to the protest, and they do not actually seem to be english to me.Tesla protest day is today.
Will see how it goes.
“Tesla Takedown Day” Looms as 500 Protests Are Planned Worldwide
A worldwide protest called “Tesla Takedown Day” is set for March 29. The protests will target Tesla (TSLA) and CEO Elon Musk, who now leads the ...
Counter-protestors calling themselves Tesla Shield might show up.
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It is poorly written. I'm not defending it. Here's how you can understand the parts that confuse you.
"constitutional carry state" is an abbreviated way of saying "state whose constitution permits gun owners to carry their guns in public"
"no" is part of the second phrase you're baffled by, and should be combined with "firearm" with a dash. This Tesla dealership has posted a "no-firearms" policy. (Even in states where it is legal to carry a firearm, private businesses can still disallow it on their own property).
"They" as the pronoun for a singular noun has been common for a long time and is now accepted by almost all style manuals.
Please know that while Ohio's constitution permits citizens to carry firearms, private businesses can have no-firearms policies on their own property and this Tesla dealership has such a policy.
Or, more precisely:
When you come to Columbus' Tesla dealership eager for some pretext to shoot libs, please know that while Ohio's constitution permits citizens to carry firearms, private businesses can have no-firearms policies on their own property and this Tesla dealership has such a policy.
"constitutional carry state" is an abbreviated way of saying "state whose constitution permits gun owners to carry their guns in public"
"no" is part of the second phrase you're baffled by, and should be combined with "firearm" with a dash. This Tesla dealership has posted a "no-firearms" policy. (Even in states where it is legal to carry a firearm, private businesses can still disallow it on their own property).
"They" as the pronoun for a singular noun has been common for a long time and is now accepted by almost all style manuals.
Please know that while Ohio's constitution permits citizens to carry firearms, private businesses can have no-firearms policies on their own property and this Tesla dealership has such a policy.
Or, more precisely:
When you come to Columbus' Tesla dealership eager for some pretext to shoot libs, please know that while Ohio's constitution permits citizens to carry firearms, private businesses can have no-firearms policies on their own property and this Tesla dealership has such a policy.
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